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Allunionskongress

English translation: Congress of Soviets

12:41 Jan 10, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary / soviet history
German term or phrase: Allunionskongress
Soviet history referring to the first "allunionskongress" on December 30, 1922
NickWatson
Germany
Local time: 17:03
English translation:Congress of Soviets
Explanation:
That should be it (see refs).

Steffen :-)

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Note added at 2003-01-10 12:48:04 (GMT)
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http://www.marxists.org/glossary/orgs/a/l.htm#arcs also has
\"*All-Russian* Congress of Soviets\".

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Note added at 2003-01-10 12:50:12 (GMT)
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http://www.etvltd.demon.co.uk/ussr.html mentions
\"1922 All-Russian Congress to establish USSR.\"
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 17:03
Grading comment
Yeah I think your version is the best one, I also found "First Congress of Soviets of the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics" which sounds more English than all-union congress in my ears at any rate-.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4All-Union Congress of Soviets
Nicole Tata
5 +3All-Union Congress of Soviets
lisa23
4 +1Congress of Soviets
Steffen Walter


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Congress of Soviets


Explanation:
That should be it (see refs).

Steffen :-)

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Note added at 2003-01-10 12:48:04 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

http://www.marxists.org/glossary/orgs/a/l.htm#arcs also has
\"*All-Russian* Congress of Soviets\".

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Note added at 2003-01-10 12:50:12 (GMT)
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http://www.etvltd.demon.co.uk/ussr.html mentions
\"1922 All-Russian Congress to establish USSR.\"



    Reference: http://lego70.tripod.com/ussr/cik.htm
    Reference: http://www.marxists.org/glossary/orgs/u/n.htm
Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 17:03
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 12418
Grading comment
Yeah I think your version is the best one, I also found "First Congress of Soviets of the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics" which sounds more English than all-union congress in my ears at any rate-.

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agree  smarinella
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
All-Union Congress of Soviets


Explanation:
I think that's the term.

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Note added at 2003-01-10 12:54:07 (GMT)
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A couple of references:

Exhibition of paintings, sculpture and graphics dedicated to First All-Union Congress of Soviet Artists, USSR Union of Artists, Moscow. ...
www.newhousegalleries.com/timkovchrono.html

In December 1922 at the First All-Union Congress of Soviets the formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was proclaimed. ...
www.aha.ru/~mausoleu/documents/moscow_1.htm

hope it helps

Nicole Tata
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 1326

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  bartek
3 mins
agree  Anja Toddington
41 mins
agree  Norbert Hermann
57 mins
agree  Andrea Nemeth-Newhauser
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
All-Union Congress of Soviets


Explanation:
Russion site:
http://www.stel.ru/museum/USSR_formation.htm

Extract:
Expressing this will, the All-Union Congress of Soviets held in Moscow on December 30, 1922 accepted the Declaration and Treaty on the Formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).



    Reference: http://lego70.tripod.com/ussr/cik.htm
lisa23
Germany
Local time: 17:03
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 652

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  bartek
3 mins
agree  Anja Toddington
41 mins
agree  Andrea Nemeth-Newhauser
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